Natasha Dannov, by all accounts a fun-loving, happy-go-lucky teenager from Fountain Valley, died early Sunday morning in an auto accident on the Interstate 5 when the 2000 Ford Explorer she was a passenger in, rolled over near Oceanside. According to an article in The Orange County Register, Dannov’s best friend…
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Lawsuits Claim Hospital Knew About Sex Attacks By Male Nursing Assistant
Five lawsuits filed against the Encino-Tarzana Regional Medical Center accuse the hospital of knowing that one of the male nursing assistant molested and even sexually assaulted patients at the facility and doing absolutely nothing about it. According to a news report in the Los Angeles Daily News, the complaints filed…
Orange County DUI Fatal Crash: An Unnecessary Tragedy
Update: Brian Burchfield has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. A 21-year-old Yorba Linda woman died in a head-on crash in Orange County, which officials say was possibly caused by two people driving under the influence. According to a news article in The Orange County Register Ashley Knight was…
LAPD Officers Shoot Pit-bull To Save Man’s Life
This is one of those stories that you cannot even imagine happening to you or someone you know. Two LAPD officers are being honored for saving the life of a man who was being mauled by a pit-bull, according to a news article in the Los Angeles Daily News. The…
Hit-and-Run Auto Accident Causes Anguish to Southern California Family
The family of a 21-year-old Carson man is trying to find the person who ran over their loved one on the street and then sped away as if he were nothing more than roadkill, according to an article in the Daily Breeze. The accident occurred Monday in Huntington Park where…
Car Seats: When Installed Properly Can Save Lives And Prevent Injuries
So many infants and toddlers are injured or die every year because of car seats that are not installed properly. Knowledge about car seats and how to install them is freely and widely available on the Internet. But how many parents really know what they’re doing when it comes to…
Catholic Church Abuse Victim To Get $ 3 Million From Diocese
The Diocese of Scranton in Pennsylvania has agreed to pay $3 million to a man who brought a federal civil suit against the diocese saying that they didn’t do anything about a priest who abused him as a teen. The man, identified only as John Doe in court filings, said…
Train Crash Victim’s Family Awarded $10.9 Million By Jury
A Texas jury has awarded $10.9 million to the family of a woman who was killed after her truck was hit by a train at a railway crossing in Louisiana. According to an Associated Press news report, the family plans to the use the money to care for Patsy Adroin’s…
Florida Appeals Court Reverses $60 Million Jury Award Against Ford in Explorer Rollover Crash
A Florida Appeals Court has overturned a record $60 million jury verdict awarded to the parents of a 17-year-old boy who died after the 1996 Ford Explorer he was a passenger in rolled over, according to a Bloomberg News report. Lance Hall’s parents claimed in their product liability lawsuit against…
Man Severely Injured by Nasty Prank Gets $12.8-Million Jury Award
What are commonly referred to as silly teenage pranks can sometimes have serious consequences. Iowa resident Randy Severson experienced that first-hand. Severson was severely injured five years ago when he accidentally drove his pickup truck into a ditch being dug by the county highway department. County workers had put up…